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19 November 2009
Jason Lee Turns Director For Get Back
Time travelling Beatles comedy for Earl
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Jason Lee Turns Director For Get Back

The cancellation of My Name is Earl doesn't seem to have slowed Jason Lee down. He's just finished filming Kevin Pollak's Columbus Circle, and his old mucker Kevin Smith's A Couple of Dicks (not to mention Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel). He's got a live-action skateboarding comedy series in the works for Adult Swim (the Cartoon Network's grown-up half). And he's set to make his directorial debut with Get Back.

Get Back is a time travelling adventure about two music obsessives transported to the 1960s, where one of them gets into a love triangle with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Matt Berenson, whose CV isn't the most impressive, it must be said (Daddy Day Care, Daddy Day Camp) is producing.

It's not quite clear whether Lee will also star as one of the two timewarping musos, but we'd imagine that the probability is high.

Lee's affable slacker persona is a good fit for a Back to the Future / Bill and Ted-style comedy with a killer soundtrack (although the rights to those Beatles songs are notoriously hard to negotiate), and he's been around enough talent in the past to know his way around a camera. We'll be interested to see how this develops. 

Yoko Ono's thoughts on the project are not yet on record.

Owen Williams

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Earl Cancelled??
I had no idea that they had cancelled 'My name is Earl'. I think this show is brilliant and have bought series 1-3 as soon as they came out. This is one more show in a long list of brilliant shows that has been cancelled. Do people not realise that just because their TV ratings are not brilliant their dvd sales must be huge. Many people dont watch things when they are on tv and wait for it to come out on dvd. If you miss one or two episodes then thats it, i'll wait and watch the whole t... Read More

film nut About me

16:48, 20 November 2009 | Report This Post
I can't wait for this. It sounds great, a comedy + Beatles = Greatness!!! ... Read More

SoapyKC About me

08:37, 20 November 2009 | Report This Post
yes!
@ this sounds funny and i can't wait. it's suppose to be one of those ''not serious movie'' where it's suppose to be cheesy but i LOVE the plot! this might be epic? and im not just saying that because i LOVE the Beatles and funny & cheesy movies... :P ... Read More

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16:18, 19 November 2009 | Report This Post
Sounds dreadful. ... Read More

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16:03, 19 November 2009 | Report This Post
BURNNNNN
Ha, nice burn Scabby. ... Read More

boriordan About me

12:57, 19 November 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Beatles Songs
If Jason Lee is just on voice duties in Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 then the CG Lee I saw in the trailer last night is fucking groundbreaking! ... Read More

Scabby About me

12:31, 19 November 2009 | Report This Post
Beatles Songs
I may be wrong, but didn't Michael Jackson own the rights to the Beatles' songs? Shouldn't be too hard to secure the rights as the rest of his estate and back catalogue are all being flogged left right and centre. ... Read More

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